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April 17, 2006 - April 21, 2006

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   04/10/2006 - 04/14/2006
 Date Index
4/13/2006 105
4/12/2006 135
4/11/2006 153
4/10/2006 150

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
04-17-068:30
Empire State Index
April
04-18-068:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
2:00
Producer Price Index (PPI)
PPI Core Rate (excludes food and energy)
Housing Starts
Building Permits
FOMC Minutes
March
March
March
March

04-19-068:30
8:30
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
CPI Core Rate (excludes food and energy)
March
March
04-20-068:30
10:00
12:00
Initial Jobless Claims
Index of Leading Economic Indicators
Philadelphia Fed Index
Latest week.
March
April
04-21-06 none

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
4/17/2006ETN
4/17/2006STI
4/17/2006WB
4/17/2006TKLC
4/17/2006IIJI
4/17/2006C
4/17/2006CCK
4/18/2006ADTN
4/18/2006ALL
4/18/2006AMGN
4/18/2006FCX
4/18/2006FITB
4/18/2006MOT
4/18/2006NCC
4/18/2006SOV
4/18/2006STX
4/18/2006TXN
4/18/2006UIS
4/18/2006UNH
4/18/2006USB
4/18/2006VIP
4/18/2006WFC
4/18/2006WM
4/18/2006GILD
4/18/2006RE
4/18/2006TARO
4/18/2006TER
4/18/2006YHOO
4/18/2006IBM
4/18/2006JNJ
4/18/2006KEY
4/18/2006LLTC
4/18/2006MAT
4/18/2006MEL
4/18/2006MER
4/18/2006BSX
4/18/2006BTU
4/18/2006DHI
4/19/2006AAPL
4/19/2006ABT
4/19/2006AMR
4/19/2006ET
4/19/2006FSL
4/19/2006MOGN
4/19/2006PFE
4/19/2006STJ
4/19/2006UTX
4/19/2006GD
4/19/2006GRP
4/19/2006HCBK
4/19/2006NVLS
4/19/2006QCOM
4/19/2006RMBS
4/19/2006HON
4/19/2006INTC
4/19/2006JNPR
4/19/2006JPM
4/19/2006KFT
4/19/2006KMI
4/19/2006KO
4/19/2006MDC
4/19/2006CBST
4/19/2006CDWC
4/19/2006CIT
4/19/2006CTXS
4/19/2006EBAY
4/20/2006AFFX
4/20/2006AGIX
4/20/2006AH
4/20/2006AX
4/20/2006BAC
4/20/2006BAX
4/20/2006FCS
4/20/2006FDC
4/20/2006FDRY
4/20/2006FFIV
4/20/2006MO
4/20/2006MRK
4/20/2006MRX
4/20/2006NABI
4/20/2006NDAQ
4/20/2006PMCS
4/20/2006PNC
4/20/2006SGP
4/20/2006SLM
4/20/2006SNDK
4/20/2006STLD
4/20/2006UPS
4/20/2006VRSN
4/20/2006GDW
4/20/2006GM
4/20/2006GOOG
4/20/2006GRA
4/20/2006NE
4/20/2006NEM
4/20/2006NUE
4/20/2006RYL
4/20/2006S
4/20/2006SUN
4/20/2006SYK
4/20/2006SYNA
4/20/2006TK
4/20/2006TPX
4/20/2006XTO
4/20/2006HSY
4/20/2006IGT
4/20/2006ITW
4/20/2006KMP
4/20/2006LLY
4/20/2006LUV
4/20/2006MEDI
4/20/2006BBT
4/20/2006BK
4/20/2006BLS
4/20/2006BRCM
4/20/2006CAL
4/20/2006CERN
4/20/2006COF
4/20/2006CREE
4/20/2006CY
4/20/2006DGX
4/20/2006DHR
4/20/2006DOX
4/20/2006EMC
4/21/2006ACI
4/21/2006F
4/21/2006MMM
4/21/2006OXPS
4/21/2006PCU
4/21/2006SCHW
4/21/2006SLB
4/21/2006GDT
4/21/2006GENZ
4/21/2006HAL
4/21/2006NFB
4/21/2006RCL
4/21/2006RSH
4/21/2006TSRA
4/21/2006WYE
4/21/2006IR
4/21/2006BCRX

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
4/19/2006 Last day for trading April 2006 European style index options
4/20/2006 Last day for trading March 2006 American style index and equity options.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 11,137.65 11,200.70 11,084.92 10,734.68
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,289.10 1,299.93 1,288.24 1,247.65
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,294.30 1,308.10 1,292.59 1,251.30
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,712.70 1,699.19 1,682.24 1,635.75
S&P; 100 Index OEX 584.52 590.26 584.99 573.06

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   04/10/2006 - 04/14/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Qualcomm Inc. 4 AAO Apr, 2006 52.5 17,091
2   UnitedHealth Group Inc. 4 UHB Jun, 2006 50 14,082
3   Intel Corporation 6 VNL Jan, 2007 22.5 11,830
4   Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 8 AKD Apr, 2006 37.5 10,555
5   Intel Corporation 6 VNL Jan, 2007 20 10,221
6   Intel Corporation 6 VNL Jan, 2007 25 10,150
7   Intel Corporation 6 VNL Jan, 2007 27.5 10,026
8   General Electric Company 10 GE Apr, 2006 35 9,670
9   Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 8 AKD Apr, 2006 35 9,247
10   Yahoo!, Inc. 8 YHQ Apr, 2006 32.5 8,266

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   04/10/2006 - 04/14/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 8 AKD Apr, 2006 35 23,823
2   Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 8 AMD May, 2006 30 18,863
3   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW May, 2006 72 18,263
4   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW May, 2006 76 14,930
5   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Apr, 2006 75 13,305
6   Merck & Co. Inc. 4 MRK Apr, 2006 35 11,111
7   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Aug, 2006 72 11,010
8   Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 8 AKD Apr, 2006 32.5 10,345
9   Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund 10 XLF Apr, 2006 32 10,000
10   Eastman Kodak Company 7 VEK Jan, 2007 15 9,500
 


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